I like the process of pencil and paper as opposed to a machine. I think the writing is better when it's done in handwriting.

Ernest Hemingway was the author I drew inspiration from.

I generally unwind by having dinner with close friends.

If everyone howled at every injustice, every act of barbarism, every act of unkindness, then we would be taking the first step towards a real humanity.

Most of my books are about contemporary subjects, and the world changes so fast that I'm lucky when events haven't overtaken the book I'm writing at the moment.

I think it's more difficult now to write a spy thriller with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Many authors have tried, but few have succeeded in capturing the interest of readers.

I sometimes use some personality traits to fashion part of a character. Most of my characters are composites of either people I know or people in the public eye.